Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 27, 2010 Moderators Share Posted January 27, 2010 Are they branded P90s or some anonymous OEM units? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norcal_GIT_r Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Mine were just generic oems. They did use alnico magnets though. I think they were A5s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 27, 2010 Author Moderators Share Posted January 27, 2010 Mine were just generic oems. They did use alnico magnets though. I think they were A5s. OK or bland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norcal_GIT_r Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Somewhere in between.Depends on how particular you are about your tone.There's worse stock pickups out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted January 27, 2010 Author Moderators Share Posted January 27, 2010 Somewhere in between.Depends on how particular you are about your tone.There's worse stock pickups out there. It's a pretty bust up guitar, that I'll get and repair and then use it for my office practice guitar through a Pocket POD and headphones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norcal_GIT_r Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Should be fine for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heyhey Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 I thought the neck pick was OK. I changed it for a Dimarzio humbucker soap size, sounds great. I'm trying to put in a Seymour D p90 stacked, what a pain. Had to chip out a bunch of wood and the wiring is strange. I put back the old p90, sounds OK if you can live with alot of buzz with high gain. Still on the fence about reinstalling the SD if I can get wiring for this guitar from seymour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 For that purpose, you'll be fine I'm sure. My SE soapbar is one of my main players, so I swapped out the stock pups (which, as said, are certianly better than some, but not ) for Gotohs. Don't really like those much either. So, I just ordered a set of Duncans, and I'm going to giver 'er a litle facelift too (but that's a story for another day). My point is, perfect for the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 It's a pretty bust up guitar, that I'll get and repair and then use it for my office practice guitar through a Pocket POD and headphones Snorkledick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members smorgdonkey Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 Somewhere in between.Depends on how particular you are about your tone.There's worse stock pickups out there. The PRS Soapbar was what I was going to buy and then I decided against it and ordered your Pure90 pickups to put in a Les Paul Studio. I am looking forward to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 The pickups are, generally, the SE series' weakest link -- probably because the company is well aware of how many people will swap 'em out. I love my PRS SE (or -- as MHUK called it, my 'POS') for its build quality, impressive playability and fantastic neck, but it was vastly improved by dumping the competent but bland HBs for a pair of Kent Armstrong's HB-sized P90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 competent but bland Good description, for their SE HB's and P-90's (I have one of each). They're much better than what you find on a lot of less expensive gear, but not inthe same league as a nice pickup of your choosing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dabbler Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 According to the PRS book I have, the SE pups are ceramic. Paul gave his Korean factory a set of pickups and told them to try to match them. I don't think they have the character of the US pups, but they have a nice response and I like them. This was at least true before the just-released SEs with birds and all. I have no idea what is in them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brandass Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 I'm not a fan of the SE HBs, at all, but I do like the P90s. I think they're more than competent - they can be a little raunchy, and they can be super sweet. I've held off on swapping them out despite intense curiosity; eventually I'll capitulate and it'll get BGs that will surely blow the stocks out of the water. When the money comes in, when the money comes in. In the meantime I'm quite satisfied with the stocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnoMan97 Posted January 29, 2010 Members Share Posted January 29, 2010 I'm not a fan of the SE HBs, at all, but I do like the P90s. I think they're more than competent - they can be a little raunchy, and they can be super sweet. I've held off on swapping them out despite intense curiosity; eventually I'll capitulate and it'll get BGs that will surely blow the stocks out of the water. When the money comes in, when the money comes in. In the meantime I'm quite satisfied with the stocks. My sentiments exactly. I have already PM'd Bryan about a set of P90's for my SE Soap bar but have not yet pulled the trigger. Mostly due to finances. I am in no big hurry because the stockers are actually pretty descent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted January 30, 2010 Members Share Posted January 30, 2010 The pickups are, generally, the SE series' weakest link -- probably because the company is well aware of how many people will swap 'em out. I love my PRS SE (or -- as MHUK called it, my 'POS') for its build quality, impressive playability and fantastic neck, but it was vastly improved by dumping the competent but bland HBs for a pair of Kent Armstrong's HB-sized P90s. I agree. I swapped the not bad P-90s with Lollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PlinytheWelder Posted January 30, 2010 Members Share Posted January 30, 2010 My sentiments exactly. I have already PM'd Bryan about a set of P90's for my SE Soap bar but have not yet pulled the trigger. Mostly due to finances. I am in no big hurry because the stockers are actually pretty descent. I'm in the same boat. Bryan's gonna get a shot at my Soapbar, but I'm stilltapped out after Christmas.The stockers are OK, but certainly not "Live at Leeds". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rose Pickups Posted January 30, 2010 Members Share Posted January 30, 2010 If you arent in a hurry we are expecting our P 90 parts hopefully by Feb 6th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norcal_GIT_r Posted January 30, 2010 Members Share Posted January 30, 2010 My sentiments exactly. I have already PM'd Bryan about a set of P90's for my SE Soap bar but have not yet pulled the trigger. Mostly due to finances. I am in no big hurry because the stockers are actually pretty descent. The stockers aren't that bad, like I mentioned before I've come across quite a few pickups that were worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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